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Kepier Dairy Lane Houghton-le-Spring DH4 5BH

Granted Sunderland 17/01957/FU4 Full Application (Reg 4)

Works: Demolition

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Demolition of existing school buildings and redevelopment of the site to provide a replacement school building and sports facilities, with car parking, hard/soft landscaping and access arrangements.

As published by the council, reference 17/01957/FU4

Application record

Reference
17/01957/FU4
Type
Full Application (Reg 4)
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Approved
Received
29 Sep 2017
Validated
29 Sep 2017
Decided
19 Dec 2017
Ward
Houghton
Decision by
Committee Decision
Postcode
DH4 5BH

Site history

Applications at this address on the Sunderland register

This site has had 5 applications since 2017: 3 approved, 0 refused.

  • 26/01811/AM1 Granted

    Kepier Dairy Lane Houghton-le-Spring DH4 5BH

    Non Material Amendment to approved application 25/02793/FU4 (Erection of single-storey extension along the south side of the existing PE block, to provide a new learning space.) to allow internal alterations to the layout of the existing practice rooms, relocation of external steps, additional windows to the existing PE Block, Fire escape door serving the Dance/Drama Hall relocated and additional one added to the west elevation, Brickwork below the proposed render to the PE Block extension to be Lanzarote Black, render to be K Rend, Fintry Stone and Minor amendments to walls and openings to suit closest brick dimension.

    Decided 18 Sep 2026
  • 26/01810/AM1 Granted

    Kepier Dairy Lane Houghton-le-Spring DH4 5BH

    Non-Material Amendment to approved application 25/02792/FU4 (Erection of three-storey extension to the existing Kepier School building, detached external dining shelter, and creation of additional parking spaces to accommodate new teaching staff.) for; Internal alterations to the layout of the main extension, ground floor window WG.0.01 on the south elevation to be reduced in size, double doors to be introduced to the north elevation to provide the required fire exit, window and curtain walling alterations, dining shelter amendment to reflect the appearance of the existing, Proposed student footpath to be realigned, Existing parking bays adjacent to the EV charging bays to be re-lined to provide accessible parking spaces closer to the school entrance. The accessible bays shown in the originally approved location will therefore be amended to standard parking bays.

    Decided 18 Sep 2026
  • 24/01163/CLP Decided

    Kepier Dairy Lane Houghton-le-Spring DH4 5BH

    Certificate of proposed lawful development for dining canopy extension to the east elevation.

    Decided 19 Jul 2024 Lawful development
  • 18/00025/DIS Decided

    Kepier Dairy Lane Houghton-le-Spring DH4 5BH

    Discharge of Condition 15 ( Submission of remediation plan) attached to planning application 17/01957/FU4.

    Decided 26 Mar 2018 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 29 Sep 2017

    Received by Sunderland

  2. 19 Dec 2017

    Decision issued: Approved

  3. 23 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

1 later application on the register refers to this one:

  • 18/00025/DIS Decided

    Kepier Dairy Lane Houghton-le-Spring DH4 5BH

    Discharge of Condition 15 ( Submission of remediation plan) attached to planning application 17/01957/FU4.

    Decided 26 Mar 2018 Conditions

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

72 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Sunderland granted permission on 19 December 2017, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

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